Is HCR Making Your Insurance Go Up ?

I’ve been expecting it ever since Health Care Reform passed but i just got word that my health insurance premiums are going up 20% this year. First big increase (other than for age bracket) changes in some time.

I will absorb the hike, probably by dropping dental coverage (which is to me of debatable value) and being single I am not in too bad of a position. I can only imagine what a family of four might experience. Of course part of my issue is being self employed I don’t have employer subsidized coverage.

But since our little web site has a pretty diverse following, I thought I’d check to see how the rest of you are faring.

So have your premiums gone up ?

If so did they go up a lot or a little ?

Have they gone up in the past like this or is it unusual ?

Obviously it would also help if you provided a little background (within obvious privacy limits). For example I’m single and reasonably healthy but am moving towards middle age (IE I’m not a 20 year old anymore). Certainly for some the issues of age or health could impact premiums, so it would be helpful if you provided that caveat when you discuss your status.